Transcript CHAPTER 9 CITY DRIVING

CHAPTER 14
CITY DRIVING
2-Main Factors That Make City Driving
Difficult:
1. There are more hazards
2. Deal with them more frequently
•I.P.D.E.  In City Driving be prepared for
possible pts. of conflict earlier
• Look 12 seconds ahead or 1 city block….
SLOWER speeds give you more time to
make Identifications & Decisions.
Tips for Using the IPDE Process
Identify:
Be more aggressive in using your
visual skills. Look ahead to gain more time to use the
IPDE process.
Predict:
Be prepared to predict possible points of contact
earlier.
Decide:
Always be ready to reduce speed
and change your vehicle position.
Execute:
Be prepared to use your car’s
controls in an instant.
3-SECOND following DISTANCE:
Good space cushion/advantage  you can see
farther down the road…..
•Look beyond the Vehicle Ahead.
(Under/Through/Over)
Get as much information as possible about what
is happening ahead.
•3-SECOND RULE  IS NOT TOTAL STOPPING
DISTANCE
3 Sec. Rule provides you with a space cushion
•Look for brake lights“High MOUNTED CENTER Light!”
When Should your Following
Distance be Increased to more
than 3 seconds?
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You are first learning how to drive.
You are being tailgated.
You are approaching a line of sight restriction.
Traction is low.
You are carrying or pulling a heavy load.
The driver ahead seems unsure of where they are
going.
• You are following a motorcycle.
3 SUDDEN STOP AREAS
1. Intersections
2. Lanes- next to parked cars
3. Business- Drive ways with heavy traffic
HOW DO YOU MANAGE
TAILGATERS?
•Increase following distance – 4 seconds
• Move Right- See Ahead
•Signal Early
• Change Lanes
Responding to a Driver who
Crosses the Center Line
• Why would an
oncoming
driver cross
into your lane?
• Slow until the other
driver can return to
their lane.
• Turn on your
headlights and sound
your horn.
• More to the right (lane
position 3) to give the
oncoming driver more
space.